In 1995, right around the time Fortune magazine published its cover story The Death of Hong Kong, Sandy's family got the news they had been awaiting for 10 years - their emigration had been approved.
Hong Kong has made big strides in establishing itself as a global hub for contemporary arts.
The following is a chronicle of major events since Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
Soldiers are allowed to go sightseeing in the city and surrounding areas only twice during their two-year rotation - once at the start, and then when they leave.
Hong Kong and neighboring Guangdong province and Macao jointly announced the publication of the first Regional Cooperation Plan on Building a Quality Living Area on Monday.
Chief Executive-Elect Leung Chun-ying should hand out immediate increases in welfare benefits when he takes office in July, says the Honorary President of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.
The Consumer Council has warned young job seekers about the job scam that extracts hefty sums in exchange for offers of employment.
Moral and national education will be taught in Hong Kong's primary and secondary schools from 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years and schools will have a three- year initiation period, the city's Education Bureau announced Monday.
Secretary for Development reiterated on Friday there was no plan to change the small-house policy entitlement to the New Territories villagers.
Mainland wives of local men who migrated to Hong Kong on one-way permits are to be permitted to make bookings to have their babies at local private hospitals.
An integrated approach to housing, planning and lands would send a clear message that the next government takes housing as its top priority.
There has been a string of environmental scandals across the country in recent years in the wake of the construction boom of chemical plants alongside rivers.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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